The ghost’s >1800 brothers symbolize the town’s population. 3. The night before, Scrooge’s attitude was repulsive towards going on a trip to the past but now was eager to learn and profit from the chance to see the present situation. 4. The weather may be cold and gloomy but the spirit of the people during Christmas overcomes the climate with their cheerfulness and their bright happy hearts!
Callie Greene #8793 Mrs. Blandford English 8, period 3 13 January 2011 A Christmas Miracle: The Gift of Influence Everything that surrounds us, every memory in our grasp, and every instant of our existence influences us in some way whether the effect is positive or negative. People can choose to accept the influence bestowed upon them in an enthusiastic manner, or they can angrily and shyly accept with a cold hand. In the novel, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the protagonist, Ebenezer Scrooge, is a “lonely, covetous, Christmas-loathing man.” It is not until three ghosts come along to change him for the better and teach him the error of his ways that he is influenced to be a kinder, more generous person. The Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, each, in his own way, influence Scrooge to change his miserly, odious, self-centered way of living. First off, the Ghost of Christmas Past influences Ebenezer to change his avaricious ways for the better.
Well, on Christmas Eve Bailey plans to commit suicide. Clarence Odbody, his guardian angel is sent down & now has to job to save his life. He shows George Bailey how much he has meant to his neighbor hood & what an impact he has made to them. Gearge Bailey then realizes how many lives were touched by his actions & has no regrets. He realizes that after all it is a wonderful life!
So he finds his real dad who’s name is Walter and he’s onw of those grumpy, workaholics that doesn’t really care about anything except making money. So Buddy acts like a 5 year old and is all “Yay, Christmas! Let’s scare people with how childlike I am and that I believe I’m from the North Pole even though normal people will think I belong in a mental hospital. But anyways, the whole movie is about how you need Christmas spirit and everything and that you should believe in Santa. So James Caan played Walter, the biological father of Buddy.
Consequently, when Victor first started out in school, he did not fit in with the other Indian boys because his hair was too short, and he did not look like a true Indian. Due to his differences Victor was picked on repeatedly whenever the other kids felt like ruining his life. For example, as Victor became a little older, he became tired of being picked on and took matters into his own hands. Victor stated, “The little warrior in me roared to life that day and knocked Frenchy to the ground”. Next example comes in “Second Grade:” the confrontational dialogue between him and Betty Towle-“missionary teacher, redheaded and so ugly that no on ever had a puppy crush on her, made me stay in for
If the tree wasn't there he might have gotten seriously injured. The last example of this trait was in the middle of the movie when Clark was walking on the top of the roof and slips and slides down the roof and catches hold of the rain gutter preventing himself from falling. As he slowly starts moving towards the ladder, the gutter suddenly breaks sending and ice rod into the air into his neighbors house, destroying their stereo and window. Clark shows the trait of persistance throughout the movie in a lot of different ways. One example of this trait was in the beginning when he just had to have the perfect Christmas tree for his family and drags them through the icy woods
The Last Circus Essay Most young boys come to a point in life when they realise that they are not going to stay young boys forever. They stop enjoying their favourite activities, and begin to see the world differently. The child’s point of view matures - the world is suddenly not as flawless as before. The short story “The last circus”, written by Ray Bradbury in 1980, follows Doug, who goes through this exact maturation as he realises that he has been to his last circus. The story takes place in America in the 1950s during the Cold War, when it was a paranoid time for Americans, as they were scared of the atom bomb threat.
Bullying in School Bullying in school can cause problems with student’s self-esteem, injuries or death of innocent children, and retaliation occurs, making a cycle of bullies. Bullying at school can be face to face or on a computer using websites such as Facebook, emails, and instant messaging. The cycle of bullies needs to stop at some point. Prevention starts at a very young age at home and continues throughout the child’s lifetime. Low self esteem is what starts young students to bully others as they are growing up.
After all bullies usually only pick on people they know they can make feel bad to make themselves feel good. Ishmael didn’t feel good about himself, he hated his name he hated hearing the story of how he was born. Ishmael squirmed every time he heard his mother and father tell the story of how he was born and where he got his name from. At school Ishmael spent most of his time, as he says “making himself as small a target as possible” to avoid the bully Barry Bagsley and all the names he called him. Names like Le Spewer, Fishtail Le Sewer and Manure.
During his childhood, friends and teachers even his parents accuses him of making too much tics and noises at school. No one believes that he has a rare disease. Oppositely, they all think that there must be something wrong with his brain. From then on, Bobo isolates from others. He doesn’t tell them about his real condition of the illness.